Ellen Weintraub, chair and commissioner of the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC), said on Thursday that the Trump administration has moved to dismiss her from the agency.
Weintraub stated on the social media platform X that she had received a letter from the White House informing her that she was “hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately.”
The letter, dated Jan. 31, appeared to include President Donald Trump’s signature but did not explain Weintraub’s sudden dismissal.
Weintraub did not confirm whether she would step down, as she suggested that the Trump administration’s move was illegal….